Soft cell
In mathematics, a soft cell is a shape with curved edges that can tile the 2D plane or 3D space.[1] The class of shapes was discovered in 2024 by Alain Goriely, Gábor Domokos and others.[2] [3]
The shapes are found in a wide variety of phenomena in nature, such as river estuaries, muscle fibres, and the seashell chambers of the nautilus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ball, Philip (20 September 2024). "Mathematicians discover new class of shape seen throughout nature". Nature. pp. 13–14. doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03099-6. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Mathematicians discover new universal class of shapes to explain complex biological forms | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Cutts, Elise (19 November 2024). "Newly Discovered Shape Is a Tessellation Revelation". Scientific American.
- ^ "Soft cells: Rounded tile shapes echo those found in nature". Phys.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.